RAPTORS TOP WIZARDS

DeMar DeRozan hits a tiebreaking jump shot with 12 seconds left for Toronto.

TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 12 seconds left as the Toronto Raptors headed into the All-Star break on a winning note, beating the Washington Wizards 9593 on Wednesday night.

Lou Williams scored 27 points, DeRozan had 23 and Kyle Lowry 13 for the Raptors, who have won seven of the past eight meetings with the Wizards, including all three this season.

John Wall scored 21 points, Drew Gooden had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 17 for the Wizards, whose two-game winning streak was snapped. The loss was Washington’s sixth in the past eight games.

Amir Johnson blocked Wall’s attempted layup with eight seconds left and the ball went out of bounds, giving the Wizards one final chance. Wall took the inbounds pass and tried to hit a game-winning 3, but his shot bounced off the back rim.

Greivis Vasquez scored 11 points for the Raptors, who won their third straight and fourth of six. Toronto, which leads the Atlantic Division, is 21-9 at home and heads into the break at 36-17, second to Atlanta in the Eastern Conference. It’s Toronto’s best record at All-Star weekend in the team’s 20-year history.

Williams banked in a driving shot at 5:18, bringing Toronto to 8786. After a missed shot by Rasual Butler, Williams followed with a 3 to give the Raptors an 89-87 edge.

Pierce tied it with a jumper, but Williams hit another 3 and Johnson made one free throw to give the Raptors a 93-89 lead at 3:13.

Wall scored eight points in the first period, but Williams replied with eight for the Raptors, including a jumper with six seconds left that put Toronto up 27-25 after one quarter.

Toronto started the second period with three straight 3-pointers, two by Williams and one by Vasquez. It then went 6:48 without hitting another field goal. DeRozan finally snapped the drought with a layup, part of an 8-2 Raptors run. Toronto led 49-47 at halftime.